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Understanding Window Tint Laws

In the past year, several GeorgiaGov visitors have stopped by to ask about Georgia's window tint law. Here's what you should know:

By state law, unless you've applied for a medical exemption, you cannot tint your car's front windshield at all, and you cannot reduce light transmission through your rear windshield and windows to less than 32%. You also can't increase light reflectance to more than 20% for the rear windshield and windows. If an officer pulls you over for violating these provisions, you'll earn a misdemeanor.

Several other exemptions to the window tint law stand in place for commercial and government vehicles. You can read those at the Official Code of Georgia. Search the keyword "window," or browse Title 40, the subsection that covers laws for motor vehicles and traffic.

Last updated April 26, 2017.

About the Author

Noralil Ryan Fores writes about business, taxes, elections and the environment for GeorgiaGov. She's a graduate of Florida State University's film school and Syracuse University's journalism program.

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